In a desperate fight for her life as she flees from an abusive husband, Jessica Farnsworth finds herself in a ghost town with no place to turn and no hope for the future until a down and out drunk wallowing in grief invites her to stay a while. Jack Rangle and Jessica, with the aid of some unlikely townsfolk, embark on a mission to turn the town of Deadville into a charming utopia of art at its finest. Will they succeed or is it all just a pipe dream?